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MOHARRAM 24, 1441 AH MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 28 Pages Max 44º Min 23º 150 Fils Established 1961 ISSUE NO: 17939 The First Daily in the Arabian Gulf www.kuwaittimes.net British travel giant Thomas Cramped Gaza zoo reopens, Vettel ends long wait for 11 Cook on verge of collapse 24 only months after closure 26 victory with Singapore win Speaker says Amir to return soon; Assembly term begins on Oct 29 Defense minister vows impenetrable security • 5 MPs demand debate on situation By B Izzak sion, which some MPs said included a drone and 16 cruise missiles, and the parties responsible for it with the aim to KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- deal with it professionally and objectively. MPs also want Ghanem said yesterday that HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah to know the government’s readiness to safeguard the Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is in good health and will security situation in the country. Kandari said a debate is return to the country from the United States following a necessary over these serious developments and the initial period of recuperation. HH the Amir travelled to the US results of the investigation into how the intrusion hap- a few weeks ago for medical tests and is currently pened and which country or side is behind it. recuperating there before returning to Kuwait. The motion coincided with a high-level meeting of Ghanem, who visited the Amir in New York, said that the supreme defense council chaired by Acting Premier it was agreed with Sheikh Sabah that the start of the and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad new Assembly term will be on Oct 29, meaning HH the Al-Sabah and attended by top army commanders. The Amir will be back before that date. The Amir inaugu- meeting at Seif Palace reviewed regional developments rates every Assembly term by delivering a key speech and precautionary measures taken, including raising the that tackles political and economic affairs. readiness level of part of the armed forces. The Kuwaiti Meanwhile, five lawmakers yesterday submitted a military will do everything in its power to adopt strin- motion demanding a general debate at the start of the gent security measures to ensure the protection of the next term to clarify the government’s policy over the country’s borders, Sheikh Nasser said. He urged media breaching of Kuwaiti airspace and the readiness of outlets to perform their duty at this critical time and security and military services to deal with such intru- called on the public not to pay heed to rumors. sions. The motion, signed by MPs Riyadh Al-Adasani, Meanwhile, the Assembly’s financial and economic Osama Al-Shaheen, Mohammad Al-Dallal, Abdullah Al- affairs committee yesterday discussed in the presence Kandari and Thamer Al-Suwait, was based on the high- of the finance minister amendments to the pensions law ly explosive regional situation, especially after the dev- in a bid to make the legislation more beneficial for KUWAIT: Acting Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets top military astating attacks on Saudi oil installations on Sept 14. retired people. More meetings will be held to finalize officials at Seif Palace yesterday. - KUNA The lawmakers want to know the reasons for the intru- the amendments. Jubilant supporters dressed in every- MoE, MoH to Trump joins thing from ornate saris to simple dhotis and even a few cowboy hats waved American and Indian flags, chanted sack hundreds rally in Modi “Modi! Modi!” and munched on conces- sion stand snacks that included Indian of expatriates bromance staples of samosas and naan breads - Tens of thousands of along with nachos. “His presence is an By A Saleh HOUSTON: Indian-Americans packed into a Houston indication of his support and endorse- KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission urged the stadium yesterday for a rally with Indian ment of the strengthening of India’s rela- education and health ministries to report the names of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, joined by tions with America,” said Preeti Dawra, a expat employees they wish to terminate before the end US President Donald Trump, in a rare spokeswoman for the Texas India Forum of the year so that it could complete the needed proce- mass show of support for a foreign that organized the event. “This event is dures and replace them with Kuwaitis in the new fiscal leader on US soil. The event gives Modi, about strengthening those ties.” year. In this regard, informed sources said statistics had a nationalist facing international criticism Members of India’s religious minority shown that MoE and MoH have the largest numbers of over a recent crackdown in disputed Sikh and Muslim groups held noisy gath- expats, and that the former is expected to terminate Kashmir, a chance to energize his rela- erings near the stadium to protest Modi’s 450 employees, while the latter is expected to termi- tionship with Indian-Americans who are Kashmir policy. A Kashmiri-American nate 300. active political supporters. Trump, mean- group called a demonstration, saying that The sources said MoE has already started making its while, faced a largely foreign-born audi- India has violated basic human rights and list including English, Computer and Literature teachers ence that may not prove receptive to his cut off contact with relatives. HOUSTON: US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and administrative staff members, starting with the eld- typical strident anti-immigrant messages. Continued on Page 24 attend the “Howdy, Modi!” rally at NRG Stadium yesterday. — AFP est. “The list will also include supervisors, namely in subjects where expats can be replaced by citizens,” the sources stressed. opment of concrete actions that halt global warming More importantly, there is also no sign yet of reach- Continued on Page 24 Five-year period and the worst effects of climate change,” said its ing what is known as “peak emissions,” the point at authors, the Science Advisory Group to the summit. which levels will start to fall, though these are not Average global temperature between 2015-2019 is on growing at the same rate as the global economy. The ending 2019 set track to be the hottest of any five-year period on 2015 Paris Agreement saw countries lay out national News in brief record, according to the report, which was compiled by targets to reduce their emissions in order to limit long to be hottest: UN the World Meteorological Organization. The period “is term temperature rise by either 2 degrees Celsius or 1.5 currently estimated to be 1.1 degrees Celsius above degrees Celsius. These are benchmarks that will limit in Card skimming gang sentenced UNITED NATIONS: A damning new UN report pub- pre-industrial (1850-1900) times and 0.2 degrees important ways the impact of warming on world weath- lished yesterday said the world is falling badly behind Celsius warmer than 2011-2015,” it said. er systems. KUWAIT: The court of cassation yesterday sen- in the race to avert climate disaster as a result of run- The past four years were already the hottest since But even if all countries meet the goals they set tenced an international gang with members from away warming, with the five-year period ending 2019 record-keeping began in 1850. Guterres said last themselves, the world will warm by 2.9 degrees Celsius Kuwait, UAE, Syria, Jordan and Egypt to 10 years set to be the hottest ever. It comes ahead of a major week the world was “losing the race” on climate to 3.4 degrees Celsius, the report found. The current in jail with labor and fined them KD 198,000 for UN climate summit today that will be attended by more change, with the latest report spelling out the extent levels of ambition would need to be tripled to meet the the sums they had illegally withdrawn from some than 60 world leaders, as Secretary-General Antonio to which the gap between what is required and what 2 degrees Celsius goal and increased five-fold to meet bank accounts and money laundering operations Guterres pushes for countries to increase their green- is happening is widening. Rather than falling, carbon the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal - technically still possible. they had conducted using fake credit cards and house gas reduction targets. dioxide grew two percent in 2018, reaching a record “This reads like a credit card statement after a 5-year special equipment they had imported for this pur- The report “highlights the urgent need for the devel- high of 37 billion tonnes. Continued on Page 24 pose. — Meshaal Al-Enezi Divorce proves costly Iran slams foreign forces for KUWAIT: Lawyer Fatima Al-Shatti said the family court ordered a Kuwaiti to pay his ex-wife KD raising Gulf ‘insecurity’ 700 in monthly expenses, KD 600 in monthly rent, KD 1,200 to recruit two housemaids, KD 220 for TEHRAN: President Hassan Rouhani marched past them in tight unison fol- the maids’ monthly salaries, KD 10,000 to buy a yesterday denounced the presence of lowed by an array of homegrown mili- car, KD 800 to recruit a driver and KD 120 for the foreign forces in the Gulf and said Iran tary hardware. The parade showcased driver’s monthly salary. — Meshaal Al-Enezi will put forward a peace plan, after tanks, armored vehicles, drones and mis- arch-foe the United States ordered rein- siles - including the Khorramshahr said forcements to the tinderbox region. to have a range of 2,000 km. “Foreign forces can cause problems and Tensions between Iran and the US UAE to open synagogue insecurity for our people and for our and its allies have threatened to boil over region,” Rouhani said before a massive since May last year when President DUBAI: Construction on the United Arab military parade marking the Iran-Iraq Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew Emirates’ first official synagogue will begin next war.